heroines
Women who save
Heroines is the plural of heroine—women who show courage, nobility, or other admirable qualities, or female protagonists in stories.
The word distinguishes female heroes, though hero increasingly serves for any gender: The heroines of the suffrage movement fought for decades.
She admired the heroines of Victorian novels.
First to forge ahead
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
- reformerAgent of institutional improvement
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
forerunner · revolutionary · vanguard · first woman · changemaker · activist · suffragette · advocate
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- main characterStory's central figure
- central figurePrimary person in focus
- narratorOne who tells events
- starLuminous astronomical object
focal point · pivotal · anchor · headliner · protagonist · antiheroine · damsel · ingenue
Courage in danger
- braveryBoldness before danger
- fearlessLacking any apprehension
- undauntedCourageously persistent despite difficulty
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
bold · intrepid · stalwart · daring · plucky · audacious · resolute · dauntless
Person others emulate
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- admiredRegarded with approval
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
revered · celebrated · esteemed · venerated · respected · honored · beloved · remembered
trailblazer
First to forge ahead
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
- reformerAgent of institutional improvement
pathfinder · forerunner · revolutionary · vanguard · first woman · changemaker · activist · suffragette · advocate · crusader
lead
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- main characterStory's central figure
- central figurePrimary person in focus
- narratorOne who tells events
star · focal point · pivotal · anchor · headliner · protagonist · antiheroine · damsel · ingenue · love interest
valor
Courage in danger
- braveryBoldness before danger
- fearlessLacking any apprehension
- undauntedCourageously persistent despite difficulty
gallant · bold · intrepid · stalwart · daring · plucky · audacious · resolute · dauntless · fortitude
role model
Person others emulate
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- admiredRegarded with approval
legendary · revered · celebrated · esteemed · venerated · respected · honored · beloved · remembered · immortalized
- notable womenRosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Florence Nightingale, Susan B. Anthony
- girls fictiongirl power, schoolgirls, princesses, coming-of-age, friendship
- girl power books
- heroesSuperman, Batman, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Thor
- women's historywomen's history, herstory, women's movement, suffrage movement, notable women
- character typesprotagonist, antagonist, villain, protagonists, villains
heroinesvillainesses
Female antagonists collectively
villainess · villains · antagonists · femmes fatales · archnemeses
heroinescowards
Those lacking courage
damsels in distress · shrinking violets · victims · weaklings · pushovers
heroinessidekicks
Loyal supporting partners
extras · damsels in distress · bit players · victims · nobodies
- action heroine
- legendary heroineFamous woman from tales
- tragic heroineFemale protagonist who suffers
- romantic heroineFemale protagonist in love story
- French heroineFemale warrior for a nation